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Plants vs Zombies

Defend your lawn from zombie invasion with sun-powered plants

⏱ 25-60 min👥 1⚡ Easy📱 Mobile-friendly🌐 Plays in browser
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Our Verdict

The game that made tower defense mainstream. Still holds up completely — charming, witty, and surprisingly deep despite its approachable surface.

What We Like

  • ✓49 plant types create huge strategic variety
  • ✓Adventure mode provides 8-12 hours of content completely free
  • ✓Mini-games and puzzle modes add genuine variety
  • ✓Near-perfect difficulty curve — tough by the later worlds without being unfair

Watch Out For

  • ✗The EA mobile sequel (PvZ2) has heavy pay-to-win elements — make sure you're playing the original
  • ✗Browser version availability can be inconsistent

How to Play Plants vs Zombies

  1. 1Collect sunshine — it falls from the sky and drops from Sunflowers you plant
  2. 2Spend sunshine to plant defensive plants in the grid columns
  3. 3Different zombies require different counter-plants — a Pea Shooter won't stop a Newspaper Zombie
  4. 4Never stop collecting sun and expanding your plant coverage forward
  5. 5Save instant-kill plants like Cherry Bomb for the toughest zombie waves

Controls

mouse
Click to collect sun, click a plant card then click target tile to place
keyboard
Number keys 1-9 select the corresponding plant from your tray

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Plants vs Zombies free in browser?▾

The original 2009 Plants vs. Zombies is playable free on CrazyGames. The mobile game PvZ2 is a separate, different game — avoid confusing the two.

How many plants are in Plants vs Zombies?▾

The original game has 49 plants. PvZ2 adds many more, but the browser version is the classic 49-plant original.

What is the hardest part of Plants vs Zombies?▾

Most players find World 4 (the Fog levels) and the final boss fight against Dr. Zomboss the most challenging sections of Adventure mode.

Game Details

Developer
PopCap Games
Released
2009
Players
1
Session
session
Difficulty
Easy
Mobile
Yes
Embeddable
No — links to game site